"Leading indicators of accelerating progress"

Submitted on Tue, 08/26/2014 - 14:14

Jim Hartzfeld, a key figure in the rise of Interface, the Ray Anderson-founded carpet company and sustainability engine, offers these "leading indicators of accelerating progress" (closely paraphrased): It's as much about intuition as it is about calculation, about introspection regarding your own story instead of persuading someone else, about learning than being the expert, collaboration more than debate, humility rather than hubris, and always about challenging the conventional thinking, even if it was your idea originally.

Watch the comment in this clip, captured as part of GreenBiz's 2014 report on sustainability:

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